2020 was a strange year, as was probably the case for everyone. It began well, as we managed to secure a kindergarten place for Basti. This is a bit of an achievement as in Bremen there is a real shortage of childcare places, and as the Kindergarten year starts in August and we moved to […]
Our 2018
January This year was all about adjusting to life as a four. We did not embark on any big travels or trained for marathons but the year seemed to have sped by in a flash. Basti continued to go to nursery three days a week so that Marita had some time to spend with Hannes. […]
Our 2017
February We decided to take the opportunity to fly to the Philippines to visit Marita’s relatives. Marita last saw them in 1997, and Dave (although he has learned a lot about Filipino culture and especially food) had never been. We flew to Manilla and then travelled onto San Carlos, in the province of Pangasinan, where […]
Our 2016
January January started as always with a post – Christmas family get together for Dave’s birthday. The only difference was that this year Marita was ill and Dave had to do all the cooking! Nevertheless everyone enjoyed the food and nobody went home with food poisoning. 2016 was the big year of babies in our […]
Our 2015
January After returning back from Marita’s parents warm house in Germany – we were greeted by the mess the builder left us. We missed the New Year’s celebration because we were busy doing DIY, and lost track of time until we heard fireworks at 12 pm! We had a deadline because it was the first […]
Our 2014
February In February we finally went on our long anticipated Honeymoon. We flew via Istanbul to the Kilimanjaro airport in Tanzania and from there we set off to our Serangeti and Ngoro-ngoro Crater Safari. It was an incredible experience: sleeping in the wilderness, discovering all the exciting animals and just being overwhelmed by the breathtaking […]
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Tanzania: Serengetti and Ngorongoro Crater – Honeymoon Part One
* arrival: pitch black, driving rain, but guest house was open. * after a day in Arusha our guide picked us up in a land rover, (designed as part light truck, part tractor) we set out on a five hour drive to the Serengeti through the rift valley. Once we reached the ngorongoro conservation area […]
Rwanda – Honeymoon Part Two
We arrived in Rwanda on Tuesday afternoon. The first thing that stroke us what how modern compared to Tanzania the airport appeared. They even had wifi. We were met by my sister Eva. Eva has been working in Kigali for the German Development Agency GIZ since August 2013. She managed an employment center project. Driving […]
Our 2013
January It was was an exciting start to the year for Dave and his family as they went to Middlesborough to see Hastings play in the FA cup third round. March In March we spent flew to Israel for a week. We spent 2 days in Tel-Aviv and then moved onto Jerusalem. It was a […]